There are a lot of Naruto cosplayers out there. Some good some bad, this workout is for those who will literally go for the extra mile to look, act and be the part. Of course this is not limited to this group alone. I also recommend this for anyone who is going to cosplay RPG characters and people who are required to show a more revealing cosplay as well. The workout is based loosely around that popular workout everyone is trying ( I won't mention names here ), and around three months time if you do everything down to the letter, and eat right. You will have a complete body transformation. The general Idea here will be loosing fat and toning. Although this will build muscle initially, the rest of the time you will simply be toned.

Budget level: $60-80 You can definitely go cheaper though as this is a rough estimate.

Essential Equipment: A pullup bar, A set of interchangeable dumbbells (I gt mine at wal mart for $20. You can also check your craigslist and garage sales for MUCH MUCH cheaper), a mat, chairs, some good shoes and workout clothes.

Optional equipment:yoga dvd (run time must be over an hour), leg weights, jump rope

Difficulty: 5/10 Lifting is difficult in the beginning, but after a brief period of time,your body will adapt and you will begin to see some serious changes. I suggest this be done for people who are in reasonably good shape already. As always ask your doctor if you can do this stuff. Exercise at least an hour after eating. I don't want anybody cramping up. also not too late either. Recent studies show passing out in the middle of a workout is bad for you.

For terminology, please refer to the beginner workout

Unlike the Beginners workout this will be a split-body part workout, and will focus on specific bodyparts at a time. This is so we can utilize bodily recovery time in the given area for maximum results. So the next day when the top of your body feels sore, we work on the lower body parts so your upper body has time to recover. The final week of each month will have a total body workout followed by cardio the following day. The seventh day of each week will have no workout so you can relax your body.

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I know it all sounds confusing right now. Let me Use this simple diagram to explain.

Ab Routine You can also do the ab routine in the beginners workout. Remember doing ab workouts alone WILL NOT GIVE YOU A SIX PACK. Fat loss does. and to do that you need to do a total body workout, and a lot of cardio. Okay?

If you are really feeling daring, I recommend using leg weights on your ab routine for better results.

Cardio Day

All you have to do is 45 minutes of good cardio on cardio days. Yes he says 20 minutes every day on his video but remember your heartrate is increasing when you are doing resistance exercises as well. secondly we are trying to get your fat off your body.

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You can add Side raises to your shoulder exercise to accelerate mass growth, I really recommend reverse flies just for maintenance too just because it's so easy to injure the shoulder (my friend had to get surgery for his! don't be like him!), LOW WEIGHT on the reverse flies!

Dumbbell presses and push-ups kind of do the same thing, you can remove the push-ups and put in dumbbell flies.

Stiff-legged deadlift is VERY DANGEROUS WITHOUT PERFECT FORM, I know he mentions this in the video, but it would be good to make a note of that here.

Otherwise, this isn't a bad routine, I still think there needs to be a nutrition thread up here though, because all of this stuff is meaningless without good nutrition.

You can add Side raises to your shoulder exercise to accelerate mass growth, I really recommend reverse flies just for maintenance too just because it's so easy to injure the shoulder (my friend had to get surgery for his! don't be like him!), LOW WEIGHT on the reverse flies!

Dumbbell presses and push-ups kind of do the same thing, you can remove the push-ups and put in dumbbell flies.

Stiff-legged deadlift is VERY DANGEROUS WITHOUT PERFECT FORM, I know he mentions this in the video, but it would be good to make a note of that here.

Otherwise, this isn't a bad routine, I still think there needs to be a nutrition thread up here though, because all of this stuff is meaningless without good nutrition.

Totally agree on this. and I am working hard on one. It should be up by Saturday night.

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Its all about the amount of time you do good cardio. the activity of an elevated heart rate for a half in hour can get your body's energy and metabolism up.

As for the bulky part,the idea is to tone. you will gain muscle, but is impossible to get the amounts most girls picture picture they will be getting. it's all in my FAQ sticky I wrote.

TL;DR time put into cardio instead of distance. you won't get bulky.

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i did my lowerbody and abs workout yesterday but i had a lot of time left until i was to be picked up from the gym so i just ran on the tredmill and the incline glider machine(idk what the real name is) so my total workout time was about 2 and half hours. i was full of energy after so when i got home(around 10:30) i didnt go to sleep until 1:30am. Cuz i work i had to get up at 5:30 this morning. Now i feel sick and sore. I kno its probably the lack of sleep but is it possible that i worked out too long or that i over did it? also headach during the last like 20min, was i not getting enough oxygen or did i need to have had more food in my system? o and left arm pains during running, was i about to have a heart attack?!?! O.o

i did my lowerbody and abs workout yesterday but i had a lot of time left until i was to be picked up from the gym so i just ran on the tredmill and the incline glider machine(idk what the real name is) so my total workout time was about 2 and half hours. i was full of energy after so when i got home(around 10:30) i didnt go to sleep until 1:30am. Cuz i work i had to get up at 5:30 this morning. Now i feel sick and sore. I kno its probably the lack of sleep but is it possible that i worked out too long or that i over did it? also headach during the last like 20min, was i not getting enough oxygen or did i need to have had more food in my system? o and left arm pains during running, was i about to have a heart attack?!?! O.o

You are just experiencing the adaptive phase. the pain is always the worst at the beginning because it's literally the most activity you probably have given your body in a long time. The weird part is after three months of doing this, You really want more pain in your workouts. I guess all of us love torture XD. Just be sure to distinguish sore and feeling a burn.

Sleep is A NEED. At least seven hours. rest will aid your recovery the most wether it is sores or injuries. I had to learn that the hard way .

Just a personal note of advice here. I really suggest not using cardio machines for exercise. Don't get me wrong they work well, but I still thing using aerobics and jump rope are far superior. plus you wont rely on it when someone takes the treadmill. It also improves your lower body results. The machine that are cardio and resistance like the bikes, are great though because that can work the legs even better.

On the note of workout time though, Just remember an hour is the most you really need in a day. < that is until I introduce the power of youth rock lee workout, but that is borderline triathlete level workouts > If you do yoga for cardio you can take 1 1/2 - 2 hours of exercise because of its slower pacing. And its totally worth it when you can do crazy stretches.

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ya i dont usually workout that hard. but i dont hurt as badly as i did at the beginning of lacrosse season last year so im improving. yay! i do usually use the incline/resistance machine vs the tredmill cuz ya it works me out alot better in a shorter amout of time but i thought i need to get used to running again b4 the season starts. i have an exersice jumprope... i just gotta use it lol and i do try to incorporate 5-10min of cycling.

Also just to be sure, should i still do my cardio today even though i did all that yesterday?

absolutely. Technically you should do cardio every day for healthy activity. I just designed the exercises to be a little more modified. Since this is intermediate level the first moth is easy compared to months two and three. Months two and three will give you the option of adding more cardio or not. For those who want a more athletic toned look.

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